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          ArtSir Winston Churchill Bust|October 30, 2013The bust of Sir Winston Churchill is the third estate cast made from a life model that was created in the 1950s. The tributes carved on the pedestal are "Statesman, Honorary U.S. Citizen, Defender of Freedom."
    ArtAmateis Doors|October 18, 2013The bronze Amateis Doors are on display in the House Wing of the U.S. Capitol, across from the Bulfinch stairway near the Memorial Door entrance. The doors are cast in relief ranging from very low to high and consist of a transom, two valves and a surrounding frame.
    ArtFrederick Douglass Statue|June 18, 2013The statue of noted abolitionist Frederick Douglass features him standing beside a lectern and an inkwell with quill pen sits in reference to his work as an author.
    ArtGabriel “Gabe” Zimmerman Plaque|April 16, 2013
    ArtRosa Parks Statue|February 27, 2013Rosa Parks' statue was unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol, approximately 100 years after her birth on February 4, 1913. This statue depicts Parks seated on a rock-like formation of which she seems almost a part, symbolizing her famous refusal to give up her bus seat in
    ArtSlave Labor Commemorative MarkerBy Lori Taylor|May 8, 2012On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, Congress unveiled a marker to commemorate the important role played by laborers, including enslaved African Americans, in building the United States Capitol. Their contributions were essential for the constructing what would later become known as the Temple of Liberty.
    ArtCox Corridors MuralsBy Sarah Davis|March 6, 2012Designed by renowned artist Allyn Cox (1896-1982), three corridors on the first floor of the U.S. Capitol's House wing are elaborately decorated with wall and ceiling murals that include historical scenes, portraits and maps related to the development and growth of the United States.
    ArtBrumidi Corridors MuralsBy Sarah Davis|March 6, 2012The first floor of the U.S. Capitol's Senate wing is elaborately decorated with these wall and ceiling murals.
    ArtQuotation from Daniel Webster PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012
    ArtArthur H. Vandenberg Room PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012
    ArtThe President's Trees PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012
    ArtTelegraph Centennial PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012Text of the Plaque: WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT! 1791 1872 SAMUEL F.B. MORSE THE INVENTOR ON MAY 24 1844 IN THE OLD SUPREME COURT ROOM - NOW THE LAW LIBRARY IN THE CAPITOL - SENT THE ABOVE MESSAGE TO BALTIMORE MARYLAND BY THE FIRST ELECTRO-MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH INSTRUMENT ON MAY 24 1944 THE SEVENTY-EIGHTH
    ArtMasonic Commemorative Cornerstone PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012
    ArtLyndon B. Johnson Room PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012
    ArtJohn F. Kennedy Room PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012
    ArtIn God We Trust PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012
    ArtGeorge Washington's Houses PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012
    ArtFirst Senate Chamber in the Capitol PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012
    ArtFirst Library of Congress PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012
    ArtFirst Meeting Place of the House of Representatives in the Capitol PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012This tablet marks the first meeting place of the House of Representatives in the Capitol.
    ArtDeclaration of Independence PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012
    ArtCornerstone Centennial PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012
    ArtCivil War Troops Quartered in the Capitol PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012This plaque identifies specific troops quartered in the United States Capitol during the 1800s.
    ArtCannon House Office Building PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012
    ArtChestnut-Gibson PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012Memorial plaque honoring two members of the U.S. Capitol Police who died in the line of duty.
    ArtPreservation of Captain Smith by Pocahontas, 1606, Relief SculptureBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012Above each of the four Rotunda doors in the U.S. Capitol are scenes from the history of the American Colonies carved in relief into the sandstone walls. The three sculptors who decorated the Rotunda were employed during the rebuilding of the Capitol after the fire of 1814 . Between the historic
    ArtLanding of the Pilgrims, 1620, Relief SculptureBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012Above each of the four Rotunda doors in the U.S. Capitol are scenes from the history of the American Colonies carved in relief into the sandstone walls. The three sculptors who decorated the Rotunda were employed during the rebuilding of the Capitol after the fire of 1814 . Between the historic
    ArtWilliam Penn's Treaty with the Indians, 1682, Relief SculptureBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012Above each of the four Rotunda doors in the U.S. Capitol are scenes from the history of the American Colonies carved in relief into the sandstone walls. The three sculptors who decorated the Rotunda were employed during the rebuilding of the Capitol after the fire of 1814 . Between the historic
    ArtConflict of Daniel Boone and the Indians, 1773, Relief SculptureBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012Above each of the four Rotunda doors in the U.S. Capitol are scenes from the history of the American Colonies carved in relief into the sandstone walls. The three sculptors who decorated the Rotunda were employed during the rebuilding of the Capitol after the fire of 1814 . Between the historic
    ArtRené Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle Relief SculptureBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012Above four of the large Rotunda paintings in the U.S. Capitol are decorative panels of wreaths and portraits of early explorers carved in relief into the sandstone walls. The three sculptors who decorated the Rotunda were employed during the rebuilding of the Capitol after the fire of 1814 . Between
    
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